Weaner



(No Model.) Y

H. B. STRAUT.

GALP- WEANER.

No. 297,870. l PatentedAApr. 29,1884.

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HOOPER B. STRAUT, OF OULBERTSON, NEBRASKA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IatentrNo. 297,870, dated April29, 1884.'

Application filed February 14, I1884. (No model.) A

o all whom t may concern..-

Be it known that I, Hoo-PER B. STRAUT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Culbertson, in the county of Hitchcock and State ofNebraska, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Calf-Weaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it yappertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the laccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to calf-.weaners; and it consists in theimprovements hereinafter described and set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view,illustrating my improvement and its application; and Fig. 2 is a detailperspective.

The weaner consists of a plate, A, which is preferably formed froma'blank of sheet or other metal. One portion of said plate is cut so asto form the side extensions, a a, and is notched to form a series ofteeth, b. The extensions a a are bent over and secured by riv- 'ets c,so as to form loops for the passage of a metallic rod, B. The teeth bare bent up at right angles from the plate A, as shown.

In applying the device, the tip of the nose of the animal is caused tooccupy the space between the extensions a a, so that the pointed rod Bcan be forced through the said tip and bent at either side to form)shoulders d, which retain the said plate in position. The

metallic rod B is preferably bent at one side before it is caused topierce the animals nose, this arrangement permitting a hold to besecured on the same in forcing it through the nose. By bending the rod Bas described theV pointed ends of the same occupy a position at thesides of the nose, and serve as an additional means for weaning. Theteeth b, being in a vertical position, will prick the udder of 4 thecowr when the nose of the calf approaches the same. From the foregoingit will be apparentthat the device herein described is of simple andinexpensive construction, of ready application, and effective inoperation. I claim l 1. As an improved article of manufacture,`

a calf-weaner consisting of a plate having integral teeth arrangedasdescribed,and extensions at each side of said teeth bent to form 4loopsfor the purpose set forth, and securingrod pointed at its ends and bentnear one end, substantially as specified.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a calf-weaner consisting of aplate having integral teeth arranged as described,and exten-`

